Ai Weiwei : making sense /

Ai Weiwei : making sense /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	London, United Kingdom : Design Museum Publishing, 2023. ©2023
Description:	224 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Ai, Weiwei -- Exhibitions. Ai, Weiwei Installations (Art) Found objects (Art) Mixed media (Art) Mass media and art. Outdoor art. Political art. Public art. Exhibition catalogs
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13296426

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Varying Form of Title:	Making sense
Other uniform titles:	Ai, Weiwei. Works. Selections. McGuirk, Justin,
Other authors / contributors:	Design Museum (London, England), host institution.
ISBN:	9781872005638 1872005632
Notes:	Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Design Museum, 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	The first book to dive exclusively into Ai Weiwei's approach to design and collecting, shedding light on the value we ascribe to everyday objects. Artist, film-maker, architect, activist, collector - whatever mode Ai Weiwei is in, he is trying to tell us something about the state of the world. This book presents Ai's work as a commentary on design and what it reveals about our changing values. Confronted by the rapid pace of change in his country, Ai became fascinated by Chinese antiquities. His vast collections of historical artefacts, from Stone Age tools to broken teapot spouts, attest to the way the language of objects speaks across the ages. Is this a classic tale of technical progress, or have we lost crucial qualities with the march of time? Ai invites us to make sense of these objects as he explores the tensions between past and present, hand and machine, precious and worthless, construction and destruction. Exhibition: Design Museum, London, UK (07.04. - 30.07.2023).

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Call Number:	N7349.A5 A4 2023
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